Biology:Silene uralensis

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Silene uralensis
Apetalous Catchfly.jpg
Apetelous catchfly in Barrow, Alaska
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Caryophyllaceae
Genus: Silene
Species:
S. uralensis
Binomial name
Silene uralensis
(Rupr.) Bocquet
Synonyms

Gastrolychnis uralensis (Rupr.)

Silene uralensis, known by the common name apetelous catchfly[1] or nodding campion, is a perennial plant found in Greenland, northern Canada , Alaska, East Asia, and Siberia.[2]

Description

Silene uralensis is identified by having tufts of basal leaves, a thick taproot, and inflated flowers that range from white to purple in color.[3]

There are three subspecies, including Silene uralensis subsp. uralensis, Silene uralensis subsp. ogilviensis, and Silene uralensis subsp. porsildii. Silene wahlbergella is sometimes treated synonymously with Silene uralensis.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Silene uralensis". USDA. https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=SIUR. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Silene uralensis". Flora of North America. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=250060898. 
  3. ↑ "Silene uralensis". https://plants.jstor.org/compilation/Silene.uralensis. 

Wikidata ☰ Q15576692 entry




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